School Grant Expenditure 2025-26

In addition to the school’s core revenue budget, the Welsh Government also allocates additional funding to schools by way of grant allocations.

Schools are also able to apply for and access grants from other sources to support school-related activity.

Llanwern High School has access to a number of grant funded sources to supplement the core budget in supporting the delivery of the School Development Plan.

Currently (July 2025), the Governing Body is anticipating over 25 separate grant funding allocations in the 25-26 financial year, totalling around £1.6 million in grant funding.

The most significant of these allocations are the Post 16 Grant at £670,802 which is provided to fund the school’s sixth form, and the Pupil Development Grant (PDG) at £425,500.

The PDG is a key enabler for tackling the impact of poverty on educational attainment and ensuring high standards and aspirations for all and is allocated to schools based on the numbers of free school meal entitled pupils. We annually publish a statement here that explains how we intend to use the PDG grant allocation in the year ahead and also how we have used it in the past.

 Grant are regularly scrutinised by:

•  The Governing Body
• Local Authority Finance Department
• Education Achievement Service School Improvement Partner